What consumers can do as regulators weigh compounds´ risks
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON (AP) - At first, Tomas Monarrez didn’t notice the labels when he went shopping for pots and pans. ‘Completely toxin free!� said a big green message on a line of nonstick frying pans in the cookware aisle at a store in the nation’s capital. “No PFOA!� boasted the label on a 12-piece kitchen set. “Will never release any toxic fumes,� another label promised. “Oh, wow,� Monarrez, an economist at a think tank, said, when asked if he had ever heard of the toxic chemicals that manufacturers were declaring their products free of. “I didn’t know anything. Should I buy these?� Monarrez asked. “So all these...